by Secretary | Aug 29, 2016 | Sermons
If I were to sneeze right now most of you would probably respond in one of two ways. You would either say Gesundheit which is German and means roughly, “I wish you good health.” The other response you might provide is Bless You. Now saying ‘bless you’ to someone might...
by Secretary | Aug 27, 2016 | Devotionals
In our gospel lesson today Jesus tells the host of a party that by inviting the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind he will be blessed. As I have reflected on this passage this week I have asked myself a series of questions what does it mean to be blessed? What...
by Secretary | Aug 23, 2016 | Prayer
This mornings prayer is taken from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. This prayer book is laid out with ordinary prayer to guide and focus your devotional life. The focus of today’s...
by Secretary | Aug 22, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 13: 10-17 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-21-rev-neil-a-ellis-sabbath.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS My boys have a paper route and as a result of that they are required to go and collect...
by Secretary | Aug 20, 2016 | Devotionals
What exactly is Sabbath? Sabbath has often been described as a day of rest. However, this explanation falls short in capturing the nuanced aspects of rest as described by God. We find two different explanations for why we should take a Sabbath. Both are in the Old...
by Secretary | Aug 16, 2016 | Prayer
Almighty God, Creator: In these last days storm has assailed us. Greyness has enveloped and mist surrounded our going out and our coming in. Now again Thy glory clarifies, Thy light lifts up our hearts to Thee, and night falls in peace. But through mist and storm and...
by Secretary | Aug 15, 2016 | Sermons
Text: Luke 12: 49-56 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-14-rev-neil-a-ellis-jesus-good-not-safe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS “Aslan is a lion – the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh”...
by Secretary | Aug 13, 2016 | Devotionals
If I am not present on Sunday morning take a quick glance at the scripture lesson and you will have the first clue as to why. This Sunday we deal with perhaps one of the most difficult passages in Luke’s gospel. It is a passage that makes us uncomfortable. As a...
by Secretary | Aug 9, 2016 | Prayer
Jesus, you call those who follow you to look and act different from the rest of the world. You call us to be a just and loving culture. you call us to live in a way that shows we follow these two rules: “Love God” and “Love your neighbour.”...
by Secretary | Aug 8, 2016 | Sermons
Little Things Text: Luke 12: 32-40 https://standrewscobourg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/sermons/16-08-07-rev-neil-a-ellis-little-things.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS This week I sat down to start working on today’s sermon. I was looking...
